Typewriting machine



May 24 1927 4.1. A. B. SMITH TYPEwfiITING MACHIN Filed Aug 21. 1925 XXX X 1 N MEER DATE AMOUNT PATE ANU Patented ltiay 2li, 1927.

Jessel A.' e. satten, or

STANFORD, CONNECTCT, ASSIGNOR 'E0 UNDERWOOD TYPE- wnrrnn colare-. NY, or new YORK, n. Y., ,a coneonarrion or DELAWARE.

TYEEVIRITING MACHINE.

rrthis invention relates to stencil-card holding and typing devices for typew uiting machines.` Certainfeatures.of the device, ernbodying- ,the present invention, are disclosed in the 2o-pending application of Alfred G. F. Kurowski, Serial No.` 43,192, tiled July le, i925. y

Extra -long stencil-cards, used in some addressing machines` have information typed on their baclr sides, below the usual small stencil-sheet. One of the features of the present invention is theprovision of a card-holding frame arranged with stops above its. bottom for use in stencil-card devices, .with whichinformation may be readilytyped below the stencil-sheet on the bach of a stencil-card.

According to the present invention, the card-holding frame iis-'arranged to be raised and lowered on a. track fast on end frames mounted on the carriageof a .typewriting machine, upon manipulation of a handle fast to a geared sectorat the right of the carriage. rlhe sector is arranged to' drive up or down, through 'an intermediate pinion and gears mounted 4on the platen-shafts, racks fast on said frame. Means are pro'- vided wherebyT the ribbon-shiftingmechanism is automatically silenced or. made operative according as the card-holding frame is'raised or'lowevred.

'The frame vnay have two upright side pieces arrangedL adjacent vthe ends of the platen of the type-writing machine, and a flange on each side piece for supporting a card tangent to the platen.l A strip on the bottom of the 'frame holds the lower edge of the card against" the flange, and fingers hold the card againsty the flanges at the top. Stops pivoted on each sidepiece and arranged for holding a card above the bottom may be swung out of engagement with the card when not inuse.

A stencil-cardis normally inserted face forward in the fra-me with the stencil-sheet down. The card may then'be typed on the front 'upper body-portion and stencils cut in Ithe stencil-sheet without requiring the operatives attention to the shifting of the ribbon.- After removing the card, the stops may be set, and the card inserted with its hack side to the. operative and with the. stencil-sheet up.v With the frame in its lowest position, characters may now be;typed on the back jof theca-rd. f y

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear. 1n the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is av fragmentary front elevational view of an Underwood typewriter having the invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view` of the same, the lower position of the card-holding frame being indicated by dotand-dash outline.

Figure 8 is a partial front view of the card-hoiding frame of the invention, showirg the stencil-card in place, arranged for having characters typed on itsback side.

Figure #i is a cross-section along thelines 4--4 of Figure 3.

This invention is illustrated as applied to an Underwood standard typewriting machine arranged for typing stencil-cards used in addressing'machines A stencil-card 10 has a body 11 of heavy paper or cardboard, in which is provided a window or opening 12` over which secured a. thin, tightlystretched stencil-sheet 18. Vertical columns 1a and 15fareV provided on tlie front and back, respectively, ofthe bodylg'll, in which may be typed data for identification and other purposes. The data is preferably typed upon the hack of the card below the opening 12, as illustrated in Figure 3. This data may he conveniently typed on the card in the device of the lind disclosed in the above noted applica 'n arranged with certain improvements of the present invention. y

The card 10 may be inserted in the top of a card-holding frame 16, between two upright side frame-members 17 provided with rear flanges 18 arranged to extend a short distance behind the righta-nd left sides ofthe card to within a close proximity of the ends of a platen 19. A' downwardiy-extending flexible guide-finger 2O may be fastened to the top and on the front of each side framemember 17. The upper ends of the fingers may be flared outwardly, and the upper ends of the flanges 18 may have inwardly-extending portions 18;L to permit easier insertion of the cards. The lower ends of the lingers 20 may have a convex curve, whereby the fingers may press downwardly on the top of the card 10 to hold it aga-inst the bottoni of the frame 16. A spring strip 21 provided with tabs 22, may be fastened on the front at the bottom of the fra-me 16, and arranged to press against the bottom of the card tor holding it in place. Y 'Y lllhen it is desired to cut stencils in the sheet 13, or type data on the front of the bony 11, thecard may be pushed all the way down in the frame 16 with the stencilsheet 13 below the main portion of Vthe body, as illustrated in Figure 1. The operator will then pull forward a handle 25, which is fastened to a .geared sec-tor, not shown, which meshes with a pinion, not shown, mounted on a platen-shaft 26. Gears, not shown, are'mounted on the platen-shaft, and mesh with rac-lis 27 fast on the side 'frames 17, and the latter are caused to move down* wardly alonga track consisting of rearwardly-inclined flanges 28 fast on side plates 29 upon forward movement ot the handle. The side plates are mounted on a typewriter-carriage 30. The top portion of the body 11 is thns'brought tangent to the platen 19 at its printing point, which, as indicated by type 30a, is below a horizontal plane through the center of the platen-shaft. As isfully'diselosed in the above-noted application, when the frame 16 is lowered, a flange 31, fast on its lower edge, engages a. tooth 32 of a plate 33, fast on a shaft 34, and, revolving the plate clockwise, moves upwardly aV link 35, which causes a ribbonvibrating mechanism, not shown, to be operatively connected with `a universal bar 36, which is moved by engagement with the usualA heel of type-bars, noty shown'. Then the frame 16 is raised, the flange V31` engageA ingatoothV 37 and revolving the plate 33 Counteielockwise, disengages "the ribbonvibrating mechanism ot the machine, and silences a ribbon 3S in'a ribbon-guide 38". Thus, if a key, not shown, be operated while the frame 16 is lowered, a character may be printed on the body 1l. After a line ot Characters has been typed, the platen 19 1na}v he line-spared'by a linger-piece 39 lor"a liiiger-wheel 39, andone or more additional lines typed. l`o cut'stencils in the sheet/lil, the handle 25 may be swung rearwardly, and the framelG will be raised the right amountto bring the top ot the stencil-sheet. to the printingT line, and the ribbon 38 will also be silenced. 'l`o cutl more than one line oif stencils the platen 19 may be liiie-siiarei by the usual means. A

To type data in convenient reading posi'- tion on the back of the card 10,` the latter may be inserted in the trame 16 withthe stencil-sheet opening 12 at the top .of the body 11, as'illustrated in Figure- 3. l Should the card 10 be then pushed all the way down in the fra-ine 16, and the top of theI datacolumns 15 be'brought tothe printing line by operation of the handle 25, as explained above, the ribbon 38l will be automatically silenced, and characters 'cannotlbe '.typed. 1t is thereforeI desirable"tOprOVidemeaiis for stopping the card above the bottom of.

'of' the stops may engage and hold the lower edge of the card 10 approximately half-way between the top and bottom of the frame 16. Each stop 40 is provided with two notches 42 and 43m its back or outer edge,

which are arranged to engage with a V- shaped bend 44 in a detent-sprlng 45 mounted on the same flange 18 withv the stop. TWhen the card 10 is being'stenciled or typed on the front side, the stops 40 may be held out of the'way, as illustrated in Figure 1', with the springs 45 engagingwith `thefupper notches 42. lVhen data is Ato b'eftyped on kthe back of the card, vthe stops 'may be easily set to catch under thelower edges of the 4card by pressing outwardly on the lower portions 4610i the stops below' the pivotpins 41, until the springs 45 engage/in the lower notches 43. The' frame 16 may then be broughtV to its lowest position, .and the card 10 inserted.1 .Tohold ythe lower. portion of the card 10 in' theframe' 16,when using the stops 40, a guide-finger is mounted oneach-side plate29 Vand'ezztends inwardly ,to bear klightly i against. the body 11. The inner" ends of 'the' fingers 50 are turnedv upwardly, `and are also 'bent outwardly 'Y .j

'By-holding the yeardl() in the frame 16 with the card-engaging: 'fingers 20,/and the strip 21 positioned at the' eXtreme' upper and lower ends, respectively, of thecard, characters may be typedr on the fronti of the -c'ar'd 1O'Vat the eXtreme ends of the platen,"and there will beno' danger of the types striking these card-holding instrumentalities, as there would be were they'positioned at the sides of the card intermediate"the ends. The guide-fingers'i() are preierablyrpositioned just' enough'above theprinting' line toA elear wthe ribbon#guide 38a." This "arrangement permits the ribbon-guide to extend past the ends ot the platen 19, and thus charaeteis may he typed on the back of the card 10 at, the extreme ends oi'- the' platen.

It also gnarkls against the` type 30a striking i the lingers 50.

` Variations may be resorted'tolwithin the scope of the invention, and'portions of the improvements may be used'without.others.

Having thus `y described my invention,"1 claim. A 'l i y y Ina typewriting machine' havingr a platen.' a' ribbon,- and a stencil-eard device, invcoInbinat-ion, a stencil-card-holding frame arranged -for lbeing. raisedl and lowered in front'of said platen,j'means for automatil cally silencing said*` ribbon'whensaid frame i's'raisedQand stops inounted'onsaid 'framev and arranged for' supporting a' steneil-card in said frame above the' bottom edg'elthere titl lill

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varranged for being vraisedfand'lowered in front ot'y said platen, means for automaticall;7 silencingsaid ribbon, and-astop pivotally Amounted on each` side of saidlfrarne and arranged -tor supporting a stencil-card in vsaid-'iframe above thebottom thereotgsaid stops being arranged to'be swung out of the way when not in use, so that cards may rest on the bottom of said framel- '3.fIn' a typewriting machine ihaving a platen, a ribbon, and va. stencil-card'device,

in combination,l a stencil-card-holding-traine arranged for being raised-*and lowered in "'r'ront' 'ofX s'aid platen` 'means 'forautom'aticallvsi'lencing said ribbon when saidfframe `is raised, a stop -pivotallvinnnntedon' each side of saidfframe and z irranged Jfor snpporting'fa stencil-Cardin said frameabove the bottom" thereof, and a detentI spring;r

mounted oni-each side otsaid frame y'under the adiacente stop, each ot fs'aid l stops being' arranged with two vr'iotches in its'lower -end 'for 4'e'ngaiiement with afbent portion of the adjacent ndetent spring, Whereby'the "st-ops may be latche'd inoperative or inoperative Positions,

'.'Vlj'In typewritingm'achine havingv ay platen 4anda'ribboininl combination, asten'- cil-c'ar'd device, including an iipright' track 'and la' frame-engaging 'in and movable on said gtrackf "andf arrangedV for `=operatively holdingr tangent'againsts'aid platen a 'flat stencil-card having a "body-portieri anda stencil-sheet 'normally below said body-portion,l 'nieansf arrangedfor automatically silencing said ribbon when said stencil-sheet, being normally disposed in said' frame, is brought to theprin'tingr line of 'said'pl'atein and nieans for supporting said stencil-card in svf-iidj'franie, so that vcharacters .maj/"be typed on the back side" ot'itsfbody-portion whenthe latter' is disposed below saidv sten"- cil-sheet. Y i l In a typewriting` machine4 having' a" platen,v a ribbon, and a stencil-card device, in combination, a frame arranged for being raised or lowered and for holding' tangent against said platen a. stencil-card having a body-portion and a stencil-sheet at the lower end thereof, and further arranged for silencing` the ribbon of said machine when said stencil-sheet is brought in contact with said platen, and means on said frame arranged for supporting said stencil-card in position to have characters typed on the back side of itsbody below said stencil-sheet, said means being arranged to be held out of engagement with said card at will.

6. In a typewriting machine, in combinarin etvective position, and to en;

tion, a platen, a ribbon-vibrator, a stencilcard-holding trame'arranged to be raised and'lowered in front of said platen, `means controlled by vaY handle for raising said tramo a Jredetermined` amount, means actuated vupon-raising said trainer a predetermined amount for silencing. said ribbon, and steps carried by said traine v'for support-ing a-card above.' the bottom oiC the frame. l

7. A card-supportingJ stop for holdin;r a

vcard in a stencil-card 'rame above the bottom thereof, said stop including an upwardliner-:tending member.. pivoted through its lower end and having its upper end ar- '.ranlled -to engage thefcard and its lower endfportion being arranged with two notches, and a detent--spring :arranged to engage in one ofsaid vnotches for holding said member K .ge-in the otherl one ot said notches for holding said inen'iber in ineffective position. I

8. Arame for-holding a card in a stencil- 'card' device tangentto the platen ot a typewriting machine, includingA two upright `side- 'fraine-pvieces arranged atithe right and lett ofi-"said platen, a 'cross-'piece ljoiningr the lower ends of said side pieces-and forming 'a'vbot'toi'nsupport foi'=said"card, a dang-ge arranged `on, .each Aof 4said side pieces to eX- -tend *a short`v distance' behind said card, a strip fa'ston the-front otfsaid'eross-piece 'arrangedto engageagainst thelrofnt of'said 'card at Athe'bottmn thereof, and a'Vdownwardly-entending flexible linge stri`p mount- 'ed on the front of each of said sid-e pieces vacliacent the tops thereof, each ot said lingerstrips havingitsf'lower end formed with a 'concave curvarrange'd to engage againstthe'top'edgev of 'said card for pressingy the sam-e downwardlj7 against 'said cross-piece.

'9.` In a `typewriting machine, in combination, a frame forsupporting in typing' position a card inserted downwardly in said tran'ie, and a pair of steps for holding said card above the 4bottom of said 'lramasaid stops including` upwardl'y" 4xtendingr ineinbers pivoted adjacent their lower ends to thesi'des oi? said traine. said members cach havingy two notches in their lower portions adjacent "their, pivots', and. datent-springs mounted onl the sides'of said iframe and ar- 'anged torengagjing in said notches, whereby said stop-members maj,v be held in elective position for supporting card above the bottom ot the frame, or held in inelifective position at the sides of the card-receiving opening' in said frame.

l0. A 'frame for holding a card in a stencil-card device tangent to the platen of a typewriting machine, including two upright side pieces, a cross-piece joining' the lower ends of said side pieces, flanges tast on said side pieces extending inwardly7 to engage behind the sides of the card, and a downwardly-extending iieXible finger 1nounted\at the' top of each side'piece,- each of said lingers having a conca-ve lower end arranged to engage against the top edge of the card for pressing it downwardly against said crosspiece, said fingers also-disposed over the flanges whereby they may serve as guides for cards being inserted in said frame.

' l-lr-ln a typewriting machine, in combination, a carriage, two members of an uprighttrac-k on said carriage, a platen disposed between said members, a :trame movable on said track and having means arranged for supporting a card tangent to said platen, said means including twofianges extending inwardly from the side pieces of said iframe within close proximity of said platen, the front surfaces of said flanges be- -ing disposed in a lplane tangent to'said platen, a cross-piece between said flanges against which-the bottom of a card may rest, instrumentalities for holding lthe bot- .tom- .side edges ol:- said card-,against said ilanges, and resilient fingers mounted at the i top of said frame l'or holdingtlie top' side edges of said card against said flanges and for pressing the bottom of the card'against said cross-piece. f

lQlfThecombination' with a typewriting machinehaving' a-lcarriage, a platen, a ribbon and a ribbon-silencing mechanism, of a side plate mounted on said carriage at each end of said platen, a track on said plates, a card-holding frame movable up and down on said track in front of said platen and engaging with said ribbon-silencing mechanism to cause saidribbon to` be silenced when the frame is in its down position, two flanges on said frame extending within close proximity ofthe ends of said platen so that acard held thereon will be tangent with said platen, and a finger mounted on each of said side plates and arranged to extend inwardly and press lightly on said card a short distance above the printing line.

'13. The'con'ibination with a typewriting machine having a carriage, a platen, a ribbon and a ribbon-silencing mechanism, of a side plate mounted on said carriage at each endof said platen, a track on said plates, a card-holding frame movable up and down on said track in front of said platen and engaging with said ribbon-silencing mechyanism to cause said ribbon to be silenced when the frame is in its down posi-tion, two flanges on said frame extending within close proximity of the ends rof'said platen and arranged so that a stencil-card held thereon will be tangent to said platen, a finger mounted on each of said side platesand arranged to extend inwardly and pressligh-tly on said card'a short distance above the printing line, and a stop mounted at each side of said frame' and arranged for engaging under the lower edges of said stencil-'card to hold the same above the bottom yof said frame. 1 .f

let. The combination with a typewriting machine having a carriage, a platen, a ribbon and a ribbon-.silencing mechanism, of a side plate mounted on said carriage -at each end ot said platen, a track on `said plates, a card-holding frame movable up and'- down on said track in front of said platen and engaging with said ribbon-silencing mechanism to cause said ribbon to be silenced when the trame is inl itsdown position, two fianges on said frame extending.inwardly a short distance and arrangedso that a stencil-card held thereon will be tangent to said platen, and a stop mounted aty each' side ofl said :trame arranged for engaging under the lower .edge of said stencil-Cardito hold the same above the bottom of said 'framef l5. A frame for holding a card ina stenoil-cardv device mounted on a typewriting machine having a platen, including a side frame-piece positioned adjacent each end 'of said platen, a cross-piece joining thelower ends of said frame-pieces, a narrow inwardly-extending flange von each lot' saidA side frames arranged so that' said card held against the flanges will be tangent to said platen, each ofsaid flanges having a small portion at its upper endextending inwardly beyond thev narrow lower portion, and a guide-finger'mounted on each-of said side pieces adjacent the top thereof and extending inwardly over Said fianges, said fingers being flared outwardly atA the vtop to form with said top portions of said flanges a convenient entrance for cards being inserted 1n said frame.

Jessie A. B. sMiTH. 

